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RUSSIAN VERB

видеть

to see

  • #8 most used
  • Imperfective verb

Conjugation

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Present

Настоящее время · now and habits: imperfective verbs only

  1. я I see
  2. ты you see
  3. он, она, оно he/she sees
  4. мы we see
  5. вы you all see
  6. они they see

Past

Прошедшее время · by gender and number: он говорил, она говорила

  1. он he saw
  2. она she saw
  3. оно it saw
  4. они they saw

Future

Будущее время · “буду” and the infinitive for an imperfective verb; a perfective verb conjugates by itself

  1. я I will see
  2. ты you will see
  3. он, она, оно he/she will see
  4. мы we will see
  5. вы you all will see
  6. они they will see

Conditional

Условное наклонение · “would”: the past and “бы”

  1. он he would see
  2. она she would see
  3. оно it would see
  4. они they would see

How to use видеть

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Я плохо вижу без очков.

    I can't see well without glasses.

  2. Past

    Я видел тебя вчера на рынке.

    I saw you at the market yesterday.

  3. Future

    С новыми очками ты будешь видеть лучше.

    With new glasses you'll see better.

  4. Conditional

    Отсюда я бы видел всю сцену.

    From here I'd see the whole stage.

Good to know

  • Видеть is seeing, with your eyes; смотреть is looking, on purpose.

Where you hear видеть

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Russian · Beginner Level 3

  • Я вижу гриб. I see a mushroom.
  • Я видела тебя. I saw you.
  • Я буду видеть лучше. I'll see better.

Russian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Я вижу гриб. I see a mushroom.
  • Я видела тебя. I saw you.
  • Я буду видеть лучше. I'll see better.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: imperfective verb.